DC Fund Intelligence

AI Readiness Assessment

A CEng-signed assessment of whether your Irish data centre facility can support AI-density workloads — and what it would take to get there. Scoped on a 30-minute call. Delivered in 5 working days.

AI operators need high-density rack environments — typically 15 to 40 kW per rack, versus the 6 to 10 kW average in most existing Irish facilities. Before committing capital to an AI-density conversion, a fund manager or operator needs to know whether the building can physically do it — power headroom, cooling retrofit path, structural loading, grid capacity, and EU Taxonomy alignment at the target density. This report answers those questions from a desk in 5 working days using client-supplied facility data. It tells you which halls are convertible, which are not, what the conversion would cost in order-of-magnitude terms, and what the critical path item is. LBE identifies and quantifies. Design and delivery remain with the appointed MEP firm.

What You Provide

Facility name and location
Hall layout and rack count per hall
Current IT load per hall (MW)
MIC in MVA and grid connection voltage
Current PUE per hall
Cooling type and year installed per hall
Busway rating (kW/rack) per hall
Target rack density (kW/rack)

Six-Criteria Assessment

Power density headroom vs target
Cooling infrastructure and retrofit path
Structural floor loading constraints
MIC adequacy at target density
Connectivity (SM fibre, OM3)
EU Taxonomy PUE at target density

What You Receive

Hall-by-hall RAG verdict
Weighted PUE at target density
EU Taxonomy pass/fail at target
MIC adequacy check (MVA)
Binding Hall A PUE design target
AACE Class 5 cost summary per hall
3-step sequencing recommendation
CEng-signed report, 3 pages

Scoping Call

30-minute call with Les Murphy to confirm facility parameters and target density requirements.

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Data Pack

LBE sends a structured data request. Client returns 8 facility parameters by email. No site visit required.

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Assessment

LBE applies the six-criteria framework. MIC adequacy checked. Weighted PUE modelled. Cost benchmarks applied.

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Report Delivered

3-page signed report within 5 working days of data receipt. Signed by Les Murphy CEng MBA MSc MIEI.

Hall-by-Hall AI Readiness Verdict

Each hall assessed RED, AMBER, or GREEN across six criteria. The hall-level classification — AI-Convertible, Conventional-Retain, or Decommission — is stated explicitly with the specific constraint driving each RED or AMBER rating. The MIC adequacy check flags whether an ESB Networks grid application is required before conversion proceeds.

EU Taxonomy at Target Density

Weighted PUE modelled at target rack density. Compared against the EU Taxonomy threshold of 1.3 (Delegated Act 2021/2139). Binding design target for the appointed MEP firm stated. Sensitivity analysis shows the margin — the Hall A PUE the MEP firm must achieve to keep the whole site in Taxonomy alignment.

Intelligence-Layer Boundary — Why It Matters to You All outputs are screening-level and indicative — not exact or 100% accurate. LBE does not design, specify, or select equipment or contractors. All cost figures are AACE Class 5 order-of-magnitude (−20% to +50%), supply-and-install inclusive, Q1 2026 Dublin market rates. Detailed design, statutory approval, and construction delivery remain with the client's appointed MEP firm. Professional indemnity insurance held.